"The whole thing was obvious! So obvious that the only thing which prevented me from seeing the solution was the trifling fact that it was completely impossible." --Dirk Gently in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Doug Adams (1987)
"One of the plewasures of writing detective stories is that there are so many types to choose from: the light-hearted thriller, which is particularly pleasant to do; the intricate detective story with an involved plot which is technically interesting and requires a gret deal of wrok, but is always rewarding; and then what I can only describe as the detective story that has a kind of passion behind it--tht passion being to help save innocence. Because it is innocence that matters, not guilt." --Agatha Christie
Week 2: Locked Room and The Golden Age of British Detective Fiction
DF Home, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Really Cool Stuff, Independent Reading Project Choices"The whole thing was obvious! So obvious that the only thing which prevented me from seeing the solution was the trifling fact that it was completely impossible." --Dirk Gently in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Doug Adams (1987)
The Problem of Cell 13 by Futrelle (Locked Room 1907)
Agatha Christie And Then There Were None
"One of the plewasures of writing detective stories is that there are so many types to choose from: the light-hearted thriller, which is particularly pleasant to do; the intricate detective story with an involved plot which is technically interesting and requires a gret deal of wrok, but is always rewarding; and then what I can only describe as the detective story that has a kind of passion behind it--tht passion being to help save innocence. Because it is innocence that matters, not guilt." --Agatha Christie
Film Recommendations:
Death on the Nile (1978)
Gosford Park (2001) English Manor House Mystery Classic